Montana Supreme Court Holds Proper Date of Business Value Is the Date of Trial (2014), Not the Date of Dissolution (2017)

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marital dissolution, alternate valuation date, dissolution

In re Marriage of Remitz
2023 MT 212N; 2023 Mont. LEXIS 1105
US
State Court
Montana
Supreme Court
Mike McGrath, Laurie McKinnon, James Jeremiah Shea, Jim Rice, Dirk M. Sandefur

Summary

In this divorce case, the Montana Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s use of the date of dissolution, May 2017, as the valuation date, reversed the trial court’s revaluation of the husband’s business, and reverted to the value determined to the trial date in 2014. The wife had no involvement in the business subsequent to the 2014 trial date.

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In re Marriage of Remitz

In this divorce case, the Montana Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s use of the date of dissolution, May 2017, as the valuation date, reversed the trial court’s revaluation of the husband’s business, and reverted to the value determined to the trial date in 2014. The wife had no involvement in the business subsequent to the 2014 trial date.